Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...mainly a story of the Church in Washington D.C., Philadelphia would have a number of important connections to the building of the shrine, including Reverend Bernard McKenna, who acted as Shahan’s secretary from 1915-1929 and then as the first director of the shrine from 1929-1933.[6] McKenna was born in Philadelphia
American Federation of Catholic Societies
...d often host lectures and society picnics.[12] However, in Pennsylvania, many counties struggled to form county chapters, with only 11 counties having chapters in 1914. In many places like Columbia County, Catholics resisted joining the FCS because of concern over the perceived political problems of such a Catholic organization.[13] With
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
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Catholics in WWII
...ives under somewhat difficult circumstances.”[8] Larkin often wrote that many non-Catholics would attend Mass and he had high numbers of confessions. He did complain about the difficulty in attending to all the men under his care as he had no transportation to get to those stationed away from the main